shock choice

i need to replace shocks on 68 dart daily driver i have read that monroes are junk but all i need is basics should i upgrade to kyb or will monroe suffice also i want to raise ride height it was a /6 car now has 318 but i cANT GO OVER A SPEED BUMP WITHOUT SOMETHING dragging i also way a lil bit [300] i know i need to lose weight but is there also a way to raise height thanks